Apotheon

released on Feb 03, 2015

Apotheon is a heroic action game set within the vibrant world of Ancient Greek Mythology. Ascend Mount Olympus, wrestle the divine powers from the Pantheon of Gods, and save mankind.


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Fantastic and fun mythological metroidvania. The game is crushingly difficult at times, but otherwise fair and fun.

Platinum. A very fun time with a great art style and interesting boss battles. Lots of crashing near the end did make this one a bit of a pain to complete.

Stylish metroidvania with a fun setting and enjoyable combat, though it really struggles to stand out amongst the others in the genre.

(Review taken from my Steam account)

Apotheon is truly a stunning game.

I, like many people, was drawn by the art style of the game, but I quickly fell in love with many of the other aspects of the game. The level design is absolutely phenomenal. Each god's domain feels completely different - I entered each level with anticipation at what type of challenges awaited me. The levels all felt very immersive as well, the maps are dotted with passages referencing classics such as The Illiad and it's very clear that the developers spent a lot of time doing research on Greek mythology to ensure that the game was very accurate to the source material.

I was also impressed with the voice acting, especially Hera's. I play a lot of PC games on mute, but I really enjoyed listening to the different conversations occurring in the overworld and the speeches that the gods would make during their levels. It adds so much to what is already an immersive experience.

The combat system is a hit-or-miss (no pun intended), but I enjoyed it. It feels like a spiritual successor to combat in Adventure of Link, except it feels much more complex as you can utilize many different types of weapons in the game. It was really cool experimenting with different weapons throughout the game until I developed my own playstyle and figured out which weapons worked best for me.

Overall, I highly recommend this game to anyone. It's a relatively short game but definitely a fun experience.

There's precious little to critique about this 2D action platformer; the action is varied (weapon-wise, at least) and visceral, the art stylized in a fine Grecian style that manages to stay fresh between areas, and the story classical and well-paced. If I had complain about anything, I'd wish that the combat was perhaps a bit more forgiving, but given that I was never in danger of running out of money for repairs and supplies, I guess I can't complain too much.

Apotheon is pretty good and juicy, shame I can't get into the genre.

If you're a metroidvania fan you should give it a chance!